Portuguese authorities have confirmed Friday that a 40 -year -old has died as a result of A fire that has spread at rapid speed in Vila Franca do deão, locality Located in the municipality of Guarda, in the north of the country.
The victim’s body, identified as Carlos Damaso-who was former mayor in the region-has been found calcined, without Now the circumstances of his death are knownas confirmed by Civil Protection.
The flames unleashed early in the morning in the town of Pera do Moço. The mayor of Guarda, Sérgio Costa, explained that “The situation is out of control” because resources are missing to combat fires, according to Portuguese.
The president of Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, has interrupted his vacation and has returned to his residence in Belém, where “It will remain during the next few days” to supervise the “serious situation” of fires in the country.
“He presented, first thing in the afternoon, felt condolences to the mayor of Guarda, for the death of former mayor Carlos Damaso, a victim of a fire that was fighting in his mop,” the Portuguese presidency said in a statement.
Portugal has requested help this Friday at the European Union to combat with the fire wave That the country is devouring, especially in the municipalities of Satao, Arganil and Trancoso, which have already calcined more than 56,000 hectares with fronts and that advance at full speed by strong winds.
